Lightning gain shutout, are 2nd in Southeast

HOCKEY - The Beat

The Beat

January 22, 2006

Vincent Lecavalier and Fredrik Modin scored for Tampa Bay, and John Grahame turned aside 20 shots to shut out the host Atlanta Thrashers for the second time this season in a 2-0 victory Saturday that lifted the Lightning back into second place in the NHL's Southeast Division. Tampa Bay won its third in a row, while the Thrashers have lost two in a row after winning seven of eight.

Rangers prevail in shootout

Petr Sykora scored in the sixth round of the shootout to lift the visiting New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory against the Boston Bruins.

Sharks overpower Kings

Patrick Marleau's power-play goal with 8.9 seconds left in overtime lifted the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory against the host Los Angeles Kings.

Hasek notches 67th shutout

Dominik Hasek earned his 67th career shutout in the Ottawa Senators' 7-0 victory against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.

Elsewhere

Robert Lang broke a tie during a two-man advantage late in the second period, and the visiting Detroit Red Wings killed a pair of two-man disadvantages in their 4-3 victory against the Colorado Avalanche. . . . Zach Parise scored in the fifth round of the shootout to give the host New Jersey Devils a 3-2 victory against the New York Islanders, extending their winning streak to nine. . . .

Ladislav Nagy and Geoff Sanderson scored in the shootout to lift the Phoenix Coyotes past the visiting Edmonton Oilers 4-3. . . . Playing in his first game in more than a month, Robert Esche made 32 saves and helped the Philadelphia Flyers snap a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory against the host Pittsburgh Penguins. . . .

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves, Matt Pettinger and Brooks Laich both had a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals stretched their winning streak to four with a 5-2 victory against visiting Carolina that snapped the Hurricanes' nine-game string. . . . Scott Hartnell had two goals and an assist, and Nashville teammate Paul Kariya scored twice as the host Predators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2. . . . Robyn Regehr scored a disputed second-period goal, and the Calgary Flames topped the visiting Buffalo Sabres 4-1. . . . The host Vancouver Canucks netted six goals in the first period en route to a 6-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens. . . .

In Southern Professional Hockey League action, the Florida Seals (18-11-5) ended up a five-game homestand with a 6-2 win against the Pee Dee Cyclones (12-9-4). The line of Justin Keller, Ryan Rivard and David Deeves had four of the Seals' goals.